. Supplemento per l'artico zoologia [microformati]. Zoologia; Zoologie. L'Islanda. La grande quantità di acqua fredda, che correva in vaft ftreams su la massa calda, stracciò la terra in grosse torte, e portato giù nella parte inferiore fituations: bcfides, l'acqua di questa pioggia è stata ftrongly impregnato con fahs di diversi tipi e fulphur, che aveva acquisito in caduta attraverso il cloud immenfe di fmoalc prima defcribed ; ed era (o (arpa e poifonous come a occafion una confi- derable fmarting, se essa cadde cither su le mani o il viso. In corrispondenza di una maggiore diftance dal fuoco ci fu un grande coldne

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. Supplement to the arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. ICELAND. the great quantity of cold water, that ran in vaft ftreams upon the hot ground, tore up the earth in large cakes, and carried it down into the lower fituations: bcfides, the water of this rain was ftrongly impregnated with fahs of different kinds, and fulphur, which it had acquired in falling through the immenfe cloud of fmoalc before defcribed ; and was (o (harp and poifonous as to occafion a confi- derable fmarting, if it fell cither upon the hands or face. At a greater diftance from the fire there was a great coldnefs in the atmofphere; and in fome pi .ces there was a very heavy fall of fiiow, fo that it lay upon level ground about three feet deep; in others fo great a quantity of hail, :ji to do very confiderable damage to the cattle, and every thing that was out. The grafs, and all manner of regeta- bles, which were already fcorched by the heat, fand, and pumice floncs, were covered over with a thick cruft of brimftoiie and footy matter. The great heat of the flreaming fire, meeting with fo large a body of water, occafioned fuch a vapour and (team in the air, as to darken the fun, which appeared like blood *, and the whole face of nature fecmed to be changed. This lafted feveral days, the fand and pumice flones dcftroying all the crops that were upon the ground, the moment that they fell burning up every thing that they touched : the whole country was laid wafle, the cattle dying for want of food ; and the furviving or efcaping inha- bitants flying from the horrid fcene, betook themfelves to other parts of the coun- try, where they might hope for fafety, and left all their rtock and goods a prey to the outrages of thefe two turbulent elements. When the fire firfl broke out, there was a very confiderable increafe of water in the river Skapta, upon the call fide of which one of the fire fpouts v/as fituatcd, as was mentioned above : a fimilar overflow of water was obferved, at the fame ti

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• bookcentury1700
• bookdecade1780
• booksubjectzoology
• bookyear1787